ctags doesn't work when class is defined like "class Gem::SystemExitException"
- by dan
You can define a class in a namespace like this
class Gem
class SystemExitException
end
end
or
class Gem::SystemExitException
end
When code uses first method of class definition, ctags indexes the class definition like this:
SystemExitException test_class.rb /^ class SystemExitException$/;" c class:Gem
With the second way, ctags indexes it like this:
Gem rubygems/exceptions.rb /^class Gem::SystemExitException < SystemExit$/;" c
The problem with the second way is that you can't put your cursor (in vim) over a reference to "Gem::SystemExitException" and have that jump straight to the class definition. Your only recourse is to page through all the (110!) class definitions that start with "Gem::" and find the one you're looking for.
Does anyone know of a workaround? Maybe I should report this to the maintainer of ctags?
